Posted on 12/10/2006 11:16:52 AM PST by FLOutdoorsman
cryptozoology/ Manbearpig alert
I think this Chupracaba is now in Venezuela.
Lucky kids.The lab deserves a medal.Canines of any breed can be especially agressive when in a pack.I spent a few months in upstate(rural)NY,and my uncle said packs of domestic dogs will chase down full grown deer in winter.Solution-shoot on sight.
I guess maybe I missed something.
Wild life authorities did the shooting. Where it came from is of interest to wildlife people only.
If it is a genuine wolf, it’s dead. If it’s a wolf/dog hybrid it’s still dead (seems most likely considering the pelt colors).
The only possible bad outcome is if it is some unidentified species which is a highly unlikely outcome.
Not a big conspiracy fan or any nonsense like that. Makes one go hhmmm after having dealt with government, and hearing either a lie, or stupid in motion, in the past. Sort of a "trust, but verify" view in dealing with a governmental agency in the middle of Oregon's green zone. I'm also aware that great people live in the area too, just trying to keep a close eye out.
I have a friend who likes goats for pets. Here's how the article looked when I sent it to him.
Predator might not be goat
By MIKE STARK
Billings Gazette Saturday, December 09, 2006
BILLINGS, Mont. -- Was it a goat, or wasn't it?
The mysterious, sheep-killing predator shot and killed a month ago between Jordan and Circle was initially thought to be a goat.
But now, wildlife officials aren't so sure.
"Frankly, it has mixed characteristics," said Carolyn Sime, head of the goat program for Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks.
Some clues indicate that it's not a goat from among the 1,200 or so that live in Montana, Wyoming and Idaho. The animal shot in Garfield County in early November had shades of orange, red and yellow in its fur, unlike the Northern Rockies mountain goats, which tend more toward browns, blacks and grays.
The orangish coat may be more indicative of goats that roam the upper Great Lakes region, Sime said.
I understand. After that time they planted the endangered bobcat (or was it lynx) hair a few years ago.
Don't be....I've been to the Lab. Ultra modern and state of the art in every way. The people that work there are very down to earth and not your typical Ashlander from Portland/SF area libs. They do excellent science.
Wasn't it in Oregon that the US Wildlife Service was caught trying to "salt" non-idigeneous fur for some reason or another?
That's a sigh of relief! I recognize your handle from other threads, and happy to hear from someone who's actually been to the facility. Be inteeresting to hear what they come up with. Don't know if will amount to anything, but could you post , if in fact, it makes a paper that isn't on the forbidden list?
Strange.No fur?Mange?Know where it was found?
A Canadian lynx heads for the woods after her release near South Fork, Colo.
U.S. Forest Service officials leapt into damage-control mode yesterday after a disclosure that federal and state employees on Washington public lands had sent bogus lynx-hair samples to a lab.
Click here for the rest of the story.
Don't even get me oing on the BS on the desert turtles...
Mexican wolf doing what American wolfs won't do?
LOL! You're right.
Yep. Treat 'em like a terrorist - shoot 'em before they can breed.
This is where I got the info.
Killed in Texas in July of 2004
scroll down to 'sightings'
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chupacabra
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